Published: March 29, 2006 11:42 am      

Hello, Butts County - March 1, 2006

You have 12 messages.

“I would like to say congratulations to the Lady Henderson Middle School Tigerettes, and congratulations to Brittany Sims and her sister, Linda Sims, for coaching. The girls did a tremendous job, and best wishes.”



“The ladies in the pre-school work very, very hard. You guys need to take a trip over there and visit those hard-working women, and they need a raise.”



“We would love for you to come join the Jackson High School Athletic Booster Club. We don’t care what color your skin is. We don’t care how you wear your hair. And we don’t care what kind of music you listen to. And we don’t care about your speech. We won’t judge you in any kind of way. We would love to have you, your parents and all your friends come and join the Jackson High School Athletic Booster Club anytime you want to.”



“Just wanted to say congratulations to the Henderson Middle School soccer team boys and girls.”



“Hello, Jackson. To answer the granddaughters: grandparents are not a bank. If you need to borrow money, go to the bank. They are in that business. Grandmothers are not. Plus that fact that when you say borrow, that means to pay back.”



“Rob Pitts, an Atlanta City Council person, wants to take the old Ford facility in Hapeville and make a casino and hotel out of it. I think that’s a wonderful idea. You go, Rob.”



“You know I love you, so take a clue, I’m ready to leave you ‘cause of all you do and all the things you put me through. Let’s call it quits for now, and try again sometime down the road, maybe then you won’t be such a toad. So hit the road.”



“Seems like everywhere you drive around in Butts County you pass some new sign that says future home of such and such church. I was just wondering why some of these churches can’t move into some of these older buildings where the churches have closed up and are just sitting there vacant instead of building a church on every street in Butts County. We already have enough churches. Before long, we’re going to have more churches than houses in Butts County if we keep on at this rate. I think planning and zoning needs to worry about the churches instead of so much on the house building.”



“Hello, Butts County. I hear they are building a hotel and casino in Fulton County. That’s great for Fulton County. Wow, what revenue they will generate. Not Butts County. Butts County did not jump on the darn ball.”



“Hello, Butts County. Welcome to East Highway 36 four lane. I am not prepared to live on a four lane. Help!”



“I’m not a teacher, but a lot of children don’t get to go to church because their parents don’t take them, so they should teach Bible in school. I guess we could just keep building prisons ‘cause we don’t want to hurt any egghead’s feelings, that’s for sure.”



“Hello, Butts County. This is the Shadow. I just want to say thank you for running my 19 Questions. Sorry I missed the other ones. But I agree with Mr. Ben Wright. I don’t understand this cussing. They say it’s legal in London, but that don’t mean it should be legal here – I mean kids should be saying it. What’s happened to the parents, ya know? Where are the parents when these kids are saying this, and are they cussing in front of the parents? Are the parents cussing in front of the kids? Are they hearing it from their parents? I think it’s utterly ridiculous. Yeah, if you hit your hand with a hammer, you’re going to say something. But cussing in school or at teachers or other people, you know, our culture has changed so much and has gotten so crazy with this hip-hop that’s out there.”



“I found the most effective and the easiest diet there is. It’s called work. W-O-R-K. This is the Snowman.”



“In response to the ad for picking the trash up on the side of the road, I think what they need to do is go to the local high school and when they’re having an event like any type of chorus or play, when these kids are running around acting crazy and scream and holler like they’re at a basketball game, there should be somebody there that’s taking their names and giving out citations and having them work all day on Saturday picking up trash on the side of the road. They could be monitored all day, to teach them how to act at a public event the school is putting on. Something has to be done.”